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U.S. Sanctions 12 Companies Linked to 'Los Chapitos' for Alleged Role In Fentanyl Trade

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions targeting eight Mexican nationals and 12 Mexican companies allegedly linked to Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel battling for control of the drug trafficking organization in northern Mexico.

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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Claims Staff At Colorado Supermax Are Torturing Him Through Sleep Deprivation

Former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaqiun "El Chapo" Guzman is claiming that staff at the Colorado supermax prison he is held in are torturing him through sleep deprivation

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New Alleged Image Of Cartel Leader And Son Of 'El Chapo' Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Reportedly Revealed

A Mexican journalist confirmed the authenticity of a new image of Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, son of "El Chapo" Guzman and leader of the "Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel

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'Mayito Flaco' Reportedly Reaches Deal With Zetas Offset To Face 'Chapitos'-Jalisco Cartel Alliance

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of Sinaloa Cartel Leader "El Mayo" Zambada, has reportedly reached a deal with an offset of the Zetas to face the alliance reached between the "Chapitos" and the Jalisco cartel, according to a new report.

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El Mencho Overtakes El Chapo's Legacy as CJNG Becomes World's Most Powerful Cartel

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho," has consolidated his place as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, according to a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal. His organization, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has eclipsed the once-dominant Sinaloa Cartel by capitalizing on shifts in…

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Mexican Narco Caro Quintero Accused of Running Cartel Operations Even in Prison

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, once known as the "Narco of Narcos" and co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, will remain under extreme isolation measures in a U.S. federal prison after prosecutors revealed he allegedly continued directing cartel operations from behind bars in Mexico through his brother, Miguel Ángel Caro…

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Mexican Navy Strikes Los Mayos Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel With $390 Million Meth Bust

The Mexican Navy (Semar) announced a massive blow against the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayos faction after dismantling two methamphetamine laboratories in Durango. The joint federal operation resulted in the seizure of 21 tons of processed drugs and chemical precursors, with an estimated value of about 390 million dollars.

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DEA Anounces Over 600 Arrests and Seizes Half a Ton of Fentanyl Related to the Sinaloa Cartel

The DEA announced that they had arrested 617 people and seized over 1,000 pounds of fentanyl in a week-long crackdown on the Sinaloa Cartel.

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From Propaganda Tools to Targets: Why Cartels Are Killing Influencers in Sinaloa's Turf Wars

Influencers tied to cartels are now targets, pressured to back factions in Sinaloa's internal war and used as mouthpieces in the conflict.

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Says Officials Might Seek To Question 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S. Over Bribery Claims

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said judicial officials from her administration will seek to question drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada after he claimed he bribed government officials throughout the decades to advance the Sinaloa Cartel's operations

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Who Is Iván Archibaldo Guzmán, El Chapo's Son and Sinaloa Cartel Leader Hunted By ICE and DEA

Experts in Mexico's organized crime are convinced that Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, one of El Chapo Guzman's many offsprings, is the current leader of the cartel. ICE is offering $10MM for information leading to his arrest.

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'El Mayo' Zambada Agreed To Forfeit $15 Billion, But Most Of It Will Be Impossible To Recover: Report

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges on Monday and accepted to forfeit $15 billion in assets, but experts in asset forfeiture say going after the full figure would be absurd, according to a new report.

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Top Mexican Official Says Sinaloa Cartel Is Heavily Damaged But Not Extinct After 'El Mayo' Guilty Plea

Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, said the Sinaloa Cartel is heavily damaged but not extinct after the guilty plea of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Celebrates Guilty Plea Of 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S.: 'They Said They Were Impossible To Get'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the guilty plea of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, saying detractors were saying her administration was "chasing shadows"

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Dismisses 'El Mayo' Zambada's Bribery Claims, Cites Lack of Formal Complaints

President Claudia Sheinbaum and other high-ranking officials pushed back on claims by drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who said he paid bribes to politicians to protect cartel operations, noting that there are currently no formal complaints related to the allegations

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'El Mayo' Zambada Apologizes After Pleading Guilty To Drug-Trafficking Chartes: 'I Acknowledge The Great Damage'

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada apologized for the damage caused by the organization while pleading guilty to charges in a U.S. court

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Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges: "I Created the Sinaloa Cartel"

His arrest in July 2024 caused a brutal civil war in the Sinaloa Cartel between those loyal to Zambada and those loyal to El Chapo's sons.

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Drug Lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Reportedly Expected to Plead Guilty in Deal With U.S. Prosecutors

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel and longtime associate of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is expected to plead guilty to charges in New York next week.

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ICE Names Most Wanted Criminals, Offers $45 Million in Rewards Nationwide

ICE Reveals Its Most Wanted List and Offers $45MM in Rewards

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Sinaloa Cartel Associates Reportedly Got More Than 20 Senate 'Adviser' IDs from Mexican Political Parties

U.S. intelligence agencies are reviewing reports that Senate credentials were granted to leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, who were listed as "advisers" allegedly linked to the Labor Party (PT).

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'El Chapo' Authorized To Meet With His Lawyer After Complaining About Isolation And 'Psychological Torment'

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been granted access to his lawyer days after complaining he was being subjected to isolation at the maximum prison he's being held in

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'El Chapo' Guzman Allegedly Complains About Isolation In Prison, Lack Of Access To His Lawyer: 'Psychological Torment'

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sent a letter from prison complaining about lack of access to his lawyer and isolation in the Colorado prison he's held in

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Sinaloa Cartel Factions Are Recruiting Minors from Across Mexico to Bolster Ranks

A report published earlier this year by the U.S. Bureau of International Labor Affairs estimated that nearly 30,000 children are currently involved in criminal groups in Mexico.

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Kidnapping of Los Chapitos Associate Leads to Arrests of Five Members Of Rivaling Sinaloa Cartel Faction

A group of individuals linked to La Mayiza—a prominent Sinaloa Cartel faction involved in an ongoing internal turf war—was arrested this week by Mexican authorities

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DEA Reportedly Managed To Infiltrate Sinaloa Cartel To Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Operations

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reportedly managed to infiltrate the Sinaloa Cartel as it seeks to disrupt its fentanyl-trafficking operations

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